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1
What is the name of the original supercontinent?
pangea ultima
gondaland
Pangea
Laurasia
2
What piece of evidence is the map below showing?
mountain ranges
continents fit
same plant fossils: coal
same animal fossils
3
what was the super continent called a long time ago?
Unicontinent
Pangea
paleopast
ultima
4
What do you predict is the plate boundary between philippine and eurasian plate (left side)
convergent ocean-ocean
Divergent continent-continent
convergent continent-ocean
Divergent ocean-ocean
5
What would be a result of the plate boundary at B (middle)?
seafloor spreding
Tornado
Volcano
Earthquake
6
What do you predict is the plate boundary between Eurasian and American plate (up top right)
Divergent
constructive
convergent
transform
7
What is the result of the plate boundary at C (bottom)?
seafloor spreding
Volcano
transform
earthquake
8
Plate tectonics is a _______ process? (time length)
slow
cant see it
steady
fast
9
At point B, what are the plates doing?
rotating
going under the other
coming together
separating
10
What color in the picture represents the oldest material? (and know why for test)
grey
yellow
blue
red
11
Why is coal helpful to explain the plates moving?
usually found in the mountains
usually found in the tropics
made from tropical plants
create from cold weather plants
12
what is a subduction zone?
where plates separate
where one plate subdcuts
where plates collide
13
where are the DIVERGENT plate boundaries located?
red
grey
blue
yellow
14
What plate boundary occurs at IMAGE C (bottom)?
Divergent
Convergent
Desrtuctive
Transform
15
In the ocean, where is the rock the youngest?
on the edges of continents
on the top of the ocean floor
in the middle of the ocean
in the middle of the continent
16
At point A, what are the plates doing?
coming together
rotating
going under the other
separating
17
Point B, the plate on the RIGHT is THE SAME density than left, what will happen?
plate will go over
stay the same
both will go up
plate will go under
18
When was my birthday?
today
monday
tomorrow
yesturday
19
What plate boundary occurs at IMAGE A?
Convergent
Desrtuctive
Transform
Divergent
20
Where do MOST volcanoes occur?
in the middle of ocean
in the middle of continents
plate boundaries
on the edge of continents
21
Volcanoes that occur in the middle of plates are called?
hot spots
rift valleys
volcanoes
sea floor spreading
22
what is the equation for density?
d=m/v
d=m/l
d=m/p
d=v/m
23
what material causes cooling of climate because it reflects the sun?
lapili
pebble
ash
bomb
24
the particles in material that is getting LESS dense will
rotate
cluster together
spread out
bond together
25
Point B, the plate on the RIGHT is LESS dense than left, what will happen to the RIGHT plate?
both will go up
stay the same
plate will go over
plate will go under
26
what are the plates doing in the atlantic ocean?
converging
making it larger
diverging
transforming
27
At point A, what is the plate boundary called?
transform
constructive
convergent
divergent
28
What piece of evidence (COAL) is the map below showing?
continents fit
same plant fossils
mountain ranges
same animal fossils
29
what are the plates doing in the pacific ocean?
converging on the continents
diverging
making it smaller
transforming
30
What do you predict is the plate boundary between American and Pacific plate (California)
transform
convergent
Divergent
constructive
31
What do you predict is the plate boundary between african and antarctic plate (right bottom)
Divergent ocean-ocean
Divergent continent-continent
convergent continent-ocean
convergent continent-ocean
32
Who originally though of the evidence to support that continents used to be together?
Warner
Freddy
Vienh
Wegner
33
what is the largest material emmited by a volcano?
lapili
pebble
ash
bomb
34
WHere do most earthquakes occur?
in the middle of ocean
in the middle of continents
plate boundaries
on the edge of continents
35
What piece of evidence is the map below showing?
continents fit
mountain ranges
same animal fossils
same plant fossils: coal
36
This result occurs at a divergent boundary shown in the picture:
hot spots
volcanoes
earthquake
sea floor spreading
37
LESS dense materials will
float
combine
rotate
sink
38
What is the result of the plate boundary at A (top)?
seafloor spreding
transform
earthquake
Volcano
39
What is it called when one plate goes under another plate at B (middle)?
seafloor spreding
subduction
Volcano
constructive
40
What do you predict is the plate boundary between indian and Eurasian plate (right side)
convergent ocean-ocean
Divergent ocean-ocean
Divergent continent-continent
convergent continent-ocean
41
What piece of evidence is the map below showing?
continents fit
same animal fossils
mountain ranges
same plant fossils
42
Point B, the plate on the LEFT is MORE dense than right, what will happen to the LEFT plate?
plate will go over
plate will go under
stay the same
both will go up
43
the particles in material that is getting MORE dense will
bond together
rotate
spread out
cluster together
44
At point B, what is the plate boundary called?
convergent
constructive
divvergent
transform
45
What plate boundary occurs at IMAGE B (middle)?
Desrtuctive
Transform
Convergent
Divergent
46
What do you predict is the plate boundary between indian and pacific plate (bottom left)
Divergent ocean-ocean
convergent ocean-ocean
convergent continent-ocean
Divergent continent-continent
47
What do you predict is the plate boundary between Nazca and American plate (middle bottom)
Divergent ocean-ocean
convergent continent-ocean
convergent continent-ocean
Divergent continent-continent
48
In your MODEL, who did the most work? (I wont know how you answered - just the class)
my partner
both
I did
my mom
49
what is the smallest material emmited by a volcano?
pebble
ash
lapili
bomb
50
What do you predict is the plate boundary between african and Arabian plate (right side)
Divergent ocean-ocean
convergent ocean-ocean
Divergent continent-continent
convergent continent-ocean
51
At point A, if the plate on the LEFT in MORE dense than the right, what will happen to it?
stay the same
both will go up
plate will go over
plate will go under
52
MORE dense materials will
combine
rotate
sink
float
53
The "blinking section" represents:
transform
conservative
convergent
Divergent
